All news for 2026-06-09

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Badenoch vows to scrap equality duty after Nowak police row and UK attack failures
The Nottingham stabbings, the Southport attack, and the Manchester Arena bombing could have been prevented if public authorities were not afraid of being labeled as racist, Kemi Badenoch has claimed.
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Belfast stabbing: victim suffered serious eye injuries in knife attack, police say
The victim of the knife attack in Belfast suffered “significant injuries to his eyes” and a kitchen knife was recovered at the scene, the Police Service of Northern Ireland said as they gave further details about the "barbaric" attack.
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Orban-era corruption claims deepen as Hungary watchdog chief is charged
Hungary’s national anti-corruption watchdog has alleged that billions were misappropriated during the Orbán era. But prosecutors told OCCRP that the watchdog’s own president is now facing criminal charges.
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World’s biggest banks poured $906bn into fossil fuels despite climate warnings
The world’s largest banks committed $906bn in financing to the fossil fuel industry last year, an "unfathomable" increase in investment locking in years more of coal, oil, and gas production as the world continues to overheat, a new report has found.
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Family found dead after 400ft fall from luxury London tower
The family who fell to their deaths from a luxury block of flats in Elephant and Castle were ‘struggling’ with their son’s terminal health condition, sources have claimed.
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AI deepfake adverts on X drag Bank of England chief into scam row
The Bank of England has come out fighting after AI-generated videos of Andrew Bailey in conflict with Nigel Farage emerged as paid adverts on the social media platform X.
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Reeves says Britain will not rejoin EU despite higher costs from Brexit
Rachel Reeves said Labour must adhere to its manifesto, which ruled out joining the single market and the customs union, and allowing freedom of movement.
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Manchester school locked down after pupil injures three in knife attack
A Manchester school is on lockdown after three people were injured by a pupil in a knife attack this morning.
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Met officer accused of harassing Iranian woman before Palestinian journalist abuse row
A Metropolitan policeman who was filmed calling a Palestinian journalist a “dog” had already been accused of harassing an Iranian woman in a previous incident, Declassified can reveal.
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NASCAR mourns Kyle Busch after sudden death from pneumonia and sepsis
Everything to Know About Kyle Busch — After the NASCAR Icon’s Tragic Death Rocked the Racing Community.
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AI coding agents exposed as Microsoft investigates malicious GitHub commits
Microsoft took the highly unusual step of shutting down more than 70 of its own GitHub repositories after hackers pushed malware that would steal credentials from AI coding agent users.
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North Sea oil figure used by Badenoch overstated by more than 90%, analysis says
Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch last week cited a new University of Aberdeen geology paper as being supposed proof that the Government’s ban on new North Sea oil and gas licences was “utter madness”.
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Mozambique opposition members targeted in wave of abductions after disputed election
Dozens of opposition members and journalists have been abducted or killed in Mozambique since the 2024 general elections.
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Gas gift to the “coal baron”: how Dmytro Kovalenko, who supplied Ukraine with Russian resources, took control of Lviv region’s mineral deposits
While Ukraine is living through the fifth year of full-scale war and the state is urging businesses to cut all ties with the Russian economy, a notable story is unfolding in the Lviv region.
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Millions dragged to court over unpaid council tax as GMB says system is broken
New research suggests that at least 1.5 million people were taken to court over unpaid council tax debt last year.
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Holyrood faces vote on SNP finances after Murrell’s £400,000 embezzlement admission
Labour asserts that "questions are piling up" regarding former SNP chief executive Peter Murrell’s embezzlement "crime spree" as it pushes for Holyrood to conduct an inquiry into the scandal.
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UK sellers warned over new €3 EU parcel charge from July
Anyone selling to customers in Europe is being warned to check delivery costs and customs paperwork before a new parcel charge comes into force this summer.
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Belfast stabbing victim critical after brutal knife attack caught on video
A stabbing victim is in critical condition in the hospital following a brutal knife attack on a street in Belfast.
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ICC chief prosecutor Karim Khan suspended over sexual abuse misconduct finding
The chief prosecutor of the international criminal court, Karim Khan, has been suspended after a disciplinary process triggered by sexual abuse allegations against him reached a conclusion.
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Russian veterans secretly placed on shadow fleet tankers to monitor crews
Dozens of men with backgrounds in security and the military have been quietly travelling aboard tankers carrying sanctioned Russian oil, alongside regular crews. Reporters have now spoken directly to several of these so-called “watchmen” to understand what they were doing on board.
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Ariana Grande and Ethan Slater go separate ways after years-long relationship
Ariana Grande and Ethan Slater have reportedly broken up after nearly a three-year relationship.
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Secret report says £28bn in UK taxpayer cash went to terrorists and hostile states
Over £28 billion of taxpayer cash has been handed to terrorists and hostile states, according to a confidential government report.
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